Lightweight Division

In this writer's opinion, the best fighter at Lightweight not named BJ Penn will finally get his hands on the gold by the end of the year.

This is how I see it going down.

UFC 118 will obviously play a pivotal part in the future of the 155-lbs division as the event features the Frankie Edgar vs. BJ Penn rematch and the No.1 contender fight between Gray Maynard and Kenny Florian.

Florian will get the "W" in a tough fight against the undefeated Gray Maynard.

The title rematch is harder to call, but for my predictions it doesn't really matter as the key is that UFC 118 is early enough in the year that another Lightweight title fight is likely before year's end.

Whoever Florian faces in a possible December card, I think it will finally be "Kenflo's" time to reign as champion and capture the title.

Middleweight Division

The build-up to the Middleweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 has been filled with entertaining quotes and smack talk, mainly emanating from Sonnen.

There is no question that the challenger is winning the war of words and one has to wonder if it is getting to Anderson or not.

One thing I am confident of is that we may finally see Anderson involved in an actual fight at UFC 117 because of Sonnen's words.

In what would be an upset on the Werdum/Fedor level, I just have a nagging feeling and a small hope as a fan that Sonnen will get the win at UFC 117.

If the incredible happens I think it may finally allow Silva to move up to Light-Heavyweight. With no immediate challenger in line after Sonnen I don't see the Middleweight title being defended again this year, whoever the champion is.